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Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to transatlantic slavery

In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years previously, the Liverpool slave ship Zong had set out from Accra, in present-day Ghana, with 442 men, women and children crammed in its hold.

The Conversation

Prison staff struggling to spot modern slavery survivors, research finds

Survivors of modern slavery offences are being under-counted and under-supported in prison system, finds study

Evening Standard

Bristol University decides not to rename buildings linked to slavery

Institution will remove Edward Colston’s insignia from its logo and set up £10m racial inequalities fund

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Modern slavery survivors ‘imprisoned for crimes they were forced to commit’

Exclusive: One forensic psychologist told researchers the number of modern slavery victims in prison was ‘increasing exponentially’

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Lights Out: Dust; The Bakersfield Three; Heirs of Enslavement – review

Can it be true that Radio 4 is axing the brilliant Lights Out? Elsewhere, Olivia LaVoice joins the dots between three murders in a gripping true crime podcast. Plus, a hit-and-miss look at the legacy of slavery

The Guardian - UK

Colonial past must be in mainstream of UK history, says new English Heritage chief

Nick Merriman says inclusion of difficult stories of slavery and empire is not wokery, but ‘simply good history’

The Guardian - UK

In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans

Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.

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African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

The Guardian - UK

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘vehemently denies’ rape and abuse allegations from Cassie

Kid Cudi corroborates singer Cassie’s account that after they began a relationship, Combs allegedly blew up his car

The Guardian - US

Sweet and sour: how slavery, fake science and the love of profit got Britain hooked on sugar

Doctors have been warning of the health risks from sugar for almost 400 years. Here’s how we still ended up consuming so much of it

The Guardian - UK

Labor abuse on fishing vessels widespread, with China topping list of offenders, report says

A new report has identified nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes akin to slavery

The Independent UK

Colorado banned forced prison labor 5 years ago. Prisoners say it's still happening

The U.S. Constitution bans slavery except as punishment for a crime. A growing number of states have tried to address this in their own constitutions, but prisoners say the only change is on paper.

WEKU

Heroes who fought to abolish slavery honoured in Paris Pantheon expo

The Pantheon memorial in Paris is hosting a double exhibition dedicated to those who played a role in the abolition of slavery. It includes rare archival material and contemporary art – all of which relay the message that the fight for freedom should never be taken for granted.

Radio France Internationale

Big business benefited from slavery – let it pay reparations

Letters: Readers reflect on the business of slavery and who should refund the unpaid wages from which enslavers profited so handsomely

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Lloyd’s of London slavery review fails to settle heated question of reparations

Insurance market’s honesty is welcome, as is £12m programme to increase ethnic diversity in workplace, but more must be done

The Hindu

Congress trying to push country towards slavery, says U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath accused Congress of corruption and attempting to push India towards slavery. He praised BJP for upholding the country's self-respect and confidence. He also highlighted the 'double-engine government' of BJP which had lifted Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the 'Bimaru' category. Polls for all 230 seats in Madhya…

The Conversation

A cosmic ocean of shame: Jesmyn Ward's Let Us Descend confronts a history beyond the ken of storytelling

It is worth asking whether there are topics beyond the capacity of the novel. Are there subjects so immense in historical scope and in depths of human suffering that a form engineered to tackle but a bare handful of lives in sufficient detail cannot possibly accommodate them?

The Guardian - UK

How did I spend Halloween? With an incredible group of nuns

Hosting an awards ceremony for these sisters, I realised the important work they do tackling modern slavery, writes Adrian Chiles

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The Hindu

PM Modi urges citizens to strive and make India a developed nation by 2047

PM Modi urges citizens to strive for India's development by 2047. Launches 'MY Bharat' platform for youth to connect and fill India with new energy. Inaugurates 'Amrit Vatika' memorial garden with soil from 8500 urns. Draws analogy between 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' and Dandi march. India achieved many things during…

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Frontline services urged to help end modern slavery

The current caseload of modern slavery victims in NSW could cost as much as $9.6 billion as the state continues work to stamp out exploitation in workplaces.

The Independent UK

South Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sexual slavery victims during Japan colonial rule

South Korea’s top court has cleared a scholar of charges that she defamed Korean sexual slavery victims during the Japanese colonial rule in her contentious book published in 2013

The Guardian - US

Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations

Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country’s institutions

The Hindu

Read Gandhi, Nehru, Vivekananda to rediscover India, says Aiyar

Rediscover India by rereading works of Gandhi, Nehru, Vivekananda: Aiyar. Modi's view of 1,200 yrs of slavery under Muslim & British rule wrong; India flourished during Muslim rule. Gandhi & Nehru said India's culture composite in nature; Hindi invented by Muslim Amir Khusro combining Brijbhasha, Turkish, Arabic & Persian.

The Independent UK

Boston councilmember wants hearing to consider renaming Faneuil Hall due to slavery ties

Boston’s City Council is expected to debate whether to hold a hearing on renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves

Salon

Black history bans: "They're so scared"

"When people know, they can never forget," author Michael Harriot says about reclaiming true American history

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